Cost-effectiveness and Quality of Specialized and Routine Care in a German Cohort of Patients with Chronic Pruritus
| Title: | Cost-effectiveness and Quality of Specialized and Routine Care in a German Cohort of Patients with Chronic Pruritus |
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| Authors: | Svenja Müller, Sonja Ständer, Mandy Naatz, Matthias Augustin, Sabine Steinke |
| Source: | Acta Dermato-Venereologica, Vol 103 (2023) |
| Publisher Information: | Medical Journals Sweden, 2023. |
| Publication Year: | 2023 |
| Collection: | LCC:Dermatology |
| Subject Terms: | cost-benefit analysis, cost of illness, patient-reported outcome measures, pruritus, quality of healthcare, Dermatology, RL1-803 |
| More Details: | Chronic pruritus is a prevalent interdisciplinary symptom with a strong influence on health-related quality of life. Patients need extensive diagnostics and long-term treatment. This retrospective and prospective cohort study compared routine and university-based specialized care in terms of cost-effectiveness and patient benefit. Direct medical and non-medical costs and patient-reported outcomes (PRO; pruritus intensity, quality of life, treatment needs and benefits) were assessed. Data analyses were conducted using descriptive methods and non-parametric statistical tests. A total of 300 adult patients (54.3% female) participated in the study. Six months after the treatment start in a specialized German pruritus care unit, the total costs were significantly reduced (mean total costs 686 € vs 433 € per patient per half year (total cohort); p |
| Document Type: | article |
| File Description: | electronic resource |
| Language: | English |
| ISSN: | 0001-5555 1651-2057 |
| Relation: | https://medicaljournalssweden.se/actadv/article/view/4868; https://doaj.org/toc/0001-5555; https://doaj.org/toc/1651-2057 |
| DOI: | 10.2340/actadv.v103.4868 |
| Access URL: | https://doaj.org/article/c9b375bf492344dc9b41d98af3b1dbb2 |
| Accession Number: | edsdoj.9b375bf492344dc9b41d98af3b1dbb2 |
| Database: | Directory of Open Access Journals |
| ISSN: | 00015555 16512057 |
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| DOI: | 10.2340/actadv.v103.4868 |
| Published in: | Acta Dermato-Venereologica |
| Language: | English |